IAEA Incident and Emergency Centre (IAEAIEC) Internship Program 2019 for young Professionals

The IAEA offers challenging assignments in a stimulating multicultural workplace. It has around 2,500 staff members from over 100 countries with expertise in a variety of scientific, technical, managerial and professional disciplines. Most staff members work at the AgencyXCHARXs headquarters in Vienna, Austria.

The Agency’s Headquarters is in Vienna, Austria, where the majority
of staff is located. The IAEA also maintains regional offices in Toronto
and Tokyo, liaison offices in New York and Geneva, and research
laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria, and in Monaco.

The IAEA offers a variety of work arrangements to meet the needs of its diverse staff. This includes flexible working hours, part-time work and job-sharing arrangements. The IAEA has a generous benefits and entitlements package, including paid time off, maternity and paternity leave, health insurance, a pension programme, education grants, and other benefits, which are determined by type of contract.

The
IAEA accepts a limited number of interns each year. The internships are
awarded to persons studying towards a university degree or who have
recently received a degree (see Internship web pages for further
details).
The purpose of the programme is:

To provide interns with the opportunity
to gain practical work experience in line with their studies or
interests, and expose them to the work of the IAEA and the United
National as a whole;

To benefit the IAEA’s programmes through the assistance of qualified students specialized in various professional fields.

The duration of an internship is normally not less than three months and not more than one year.

Organizational Setting

The Department of Nuclear Safety and Security (NS) formulates and implements the IAEA’s nuclear safety and security programme, which encompasses the Agency’s activities to protect people and the environment from radiation exposure and responds to the safety and security related needs of its Member States.

The Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) is part of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security and reports to the Deputy Director General, Head of the Department.

The IEC serves as the IAEA’s focal point for preparedness and response to nuclear and radiological incidents and emergencies regardless of their cause, and for strengthening Member States’ preparedness for response. Main Purpose

The main purpose of this internship is to support IEC staff in updating accident scenarios for use in ConvEx exercises and in particular the ConvEx-2b exercises.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Support
the process of updating the existing accident scenarios and developing
new accident scenarios for use in ConvEx exercises and in particular the
ConvEx-2b exercises;

Assist
the IEC to develop and implement a catalogue of exercise information to
be stored on either a shared network drive or a Microsoft SharePoint
website;

Assist
in the development and revision of training materials in emergency
preparedness and response by providing technical research, analysing
various feedback, drafting proposals to address the feedback obtained,
maintaining records, editing and updating the draft materials.